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Varicella vaccines

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Abstract

Primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) results in the common childhood illness varicella or chickenpox. However, in common with other members of the herpesvirus family, VZV is not completely eliminated from the body following recovery from the primary infection, and enters into a latent state. After a period of time, which is usually decades, the virus reactivates and produces the recurrent illness herpes zoster (or shingles).

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK

    A. J. Zuckerman

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Heath, R.B. (1989). Varicella vaccines. In: Zuckerman, A.J. (eds) Recent Developments in Prophylactic Immunization. Immunology and Medicine, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1067-6_6

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